Aaaannnnddd … it’s done.
Today's the day: THE BIG DEADLINE. I'm so excited to hit 'Send' on the manuscript for "The Findlay Market Cookbook" that I have butterflies in my belly! Can't wait to see this thing in print come October.
Tag Archives: collaboration
Dynamic content for a dynamic client.
I love those situations when doing great work for one client leads to doing great work for another ... As I was developing online content for a new portfolio website for my super-talented client Evi Abeler, she connected me with designer ...
Big new project for 2014: A cookbook!
I'm very excited to lift the lid on a project I'm cooking up for 2014 ... a cookbook! Since last summer, I've been flirting with the idea of writing a cookbook. An opportunity that arose in August didn't quite pan out, ...
My, how this year has flown!
Are you startled by the fact that it’s December? Scratching your head at how quickly the year’s gone by? Me too. One way that I’m able to make sense of time’s flight is to look back at the year that’s passing, to ...
New work: Evi Abeler portfolio.
I've never met Evi Abeler in person. But we've created a really lovely collaboration. Evi is a food photographer based in New York, a winner of Food & Wine Magazine's 2013 Digital Food Awards for her work and her blog, whip+click. Her ...
Food for thought: The refrigerator project.
What’s ON your refrigerator? No, I didn’t ask, “What’s IN your refrigerator?” What’s ON it? Remember when you’d dash home from the bus stop after school clutching an A paper or a favorite drawing from art class? What happened next? That’s right: ...
New work: Cooking magazine for Kroger.
So much of my work as an independent food writer and journalist involves helping people learn to cook simply, healthfully and seasonally. My ongoing work with Kroger, the grocery retailer with a massive footprint across the U.S., is an example. ...
On being helpful.
Once, while working on a Habitat for Humanity building project, one of the construction pros volunteering on the job told me, “You have good worksite awareness.” I took it as a compliment ... and then asked what he meant. Good worksite awareness ...
Food for Thought: Giving thanks.
With Thanksgiving Day in our rear-view mirror, the subject of gratitude still feels relevant. We typically think of gratitude in a personal sense—as in, feeling thankful for our health and our family. For a moment, let’s turn that gratitude toward ...
Patience: a business virtue (not just a personal one).
One of the biggest (and most difficult) lessons I've learned in my first year and change as the owner of a small creative business is the value of patience. I don't have much of it, frankly. But I need more of ...